When was the last time an NFL team won without completing a pass

[fishwax]

It could happen today. Tebow is 0-4 and the Broncos are still beating the Chiefs by 10. They scored a touchdown on their opening drive without attempting a pass. Since then they've tried three play-action deep passes and a shovel pass, none of which have been complete.

I can't remember seeing a team leading at halftime without completing a pass, but it's probably happened at some point.

[dakota_democrat]

1. I'm kind of liking Denver's "3 yards and a cloud of dust" offense.

It's not gonna beat a good team, but we're not playing one.

[fishwax]

7. I like seeing all the triple option

"It's not gonna beat a good team, but we're not playing one."

True :rofl:

On edit: and, moreover, there aren't a lot of good teams in the AFC West -- so it could get us to the playoffs :rofl:

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

2. 1974 n/t

[fishwax]

4. Who was it?

I'm curious about the circumstances. A hurricane, perhaps ;)

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

5. It was Buffalo over the Jets.

Final score was 16-12.

[fishwax]

8. crazy -- and Joe Namath was 2-18 that day

Joe Ferguson only attempted two passes. Looks like it was a windy day, but still.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409290buf.htm

[RagAss]

10. It was like a hurricane.

[trumad]

3. 4 minutes left

In the 3rd quarterand he's 0-5.

[fishwax]

6. d'oh! he got one

1-7 now. But almost 2 y/a.

[fishwax]

9. 2-8 with a touchdown

"Just when you think he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, he lays this in absolutely perfect."

:rofl:

[trumad]

11. fucking

Nauseatingly amazing.

2-8.... he throws one TD at the end and the legend grows.

Ok Denver...if this is the guy who will lead you to the promise land...errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr good luck.

[fishwax]

12. yeah, I gotta tell you it's frustrating

"Ok Denver...if this is the guy who will lead you to the promise land...errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr good luck."

As a Bronco fan who has never been on the Tebow bandwagon, I'm happy they got the win and are one game back in the division, but I still have no confidence in the project.

Next week the Jets defense gets a crack at him. Yeah. Should be interesting.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

16. Be honest,

the Broncos winning these games is a curse. It only fuels the false notion that "Tebow is a winner", and he "just wins games" among a good portion of the Broncos fan base. Elway still needs to find a real QB in the draft, he can't let fans run the team because the current QB happens to validate their worldview.

[fishwax]

17. oh, absolutely

I sure hope Elway and the staff don't think the triple option is a long-term solution.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

18. I don't think these three wins have convinced Elway and the coaches

that it is a long-term solution.

The fans on the other hand? That's what I'd worry about.

[El Supremo]

13. What the hell is happening??? I just got into San Antonio.

And not only is the game not on here, but I had to go to a Starbucks to check the internets. I hate Starbucks coffee.

[fishwax]

14. Broncos won 17-10

Tebow looked pretty bad throwing the ball, until his last pass, which was a 56-yard touchdown pass that hit Eric Decker in stride a few yards shy of the end zone. Looked great.

McGahee and Moreno both got hurt in the first half, so Lance Ball carried the load rushing. Weird game, really.

[El Supremo]

15. The Denver Post is comparing this game to Ohio State and Michigan in 1973.

"One of the most memorable matchups between Hayes-coached Ohio State and Bo Schembechler-led Michigan was a 10-10 tie in 1973. Hayes, who coached until he was fired for punching a Clemson player in the throat in a 1978 bowl game and died in 1987, passed for zero yards in that Michigan game. Hayes' Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 in the country and in their biggest game of the year, they pass for zero yards."

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_19328138

Damn, I missed it. And now I'm in the middle of Cowpies country where there won't be any highlights.

[trumad]

19. Those two teams could have beaten

The two teams today.

[dakota_democrat]

20. He three-hopped an 8-yard out route.

Other than that, most of his passes were deep, low-percentage passes. I didn't think his throwing was all that bad (definitely not as bad as his Miami game).

[Awsi Dooger]

21. 55 rushes is beautiful football

If Tebow's true calling is the elimination of the forward pass, no human being has ever accomplished as much. It should never have been legalized in the first place.

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Oh Come On

Only a troglodyte fan would dislike the forward pass.

If you hate that part of the game that much, why don't you just watch rugby? The pass is what makes the game singular and unique. It's the only game that requires the rules of the game to change depending on the kind of play being run. There are more than a dozen that only apply to the passing game, and without them the passing game would be either indefensible or deadly.

Maybe you were kidding, but i personally find that sort of football tedious and predictable. And if the Chiefs were not just as bad as the Broncos, we would have seen that 50+ running plays is a recipe for defeat in the NFL.

Man, the Chiefs' defense is terrible.
GAC

[NoGOPZone]

23. I'm guessing you're not a member of the Gus Dorais Fan Club nt

[trumad]

24. before his 56 yard TD pass

he was 1-7 or 16 yards.